Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
James' blog as a public service
See if you can spot the problem:
This morning* I was reading my friend James' blog** and noticed his latest post was post-dated Oct 25. I was going to make a joking comment that it was a post from future James and to not drink the coffee. I look at the date of the comment I had already posted was Oct 25 as well but iCal read Oct 22. Opened iCal and suddenly the date changed to Oct 25 but when I closed the program it changed back to Oct 22. Stupid iCal, we'll have to see if it sends me any notifications today.
To quote a infamous James/Janice argument
James: "What day is the 30th?"
Janice: "We've gone through this already: Friday is Thursday."
*at the ridiculous hour of 6:30AM. This is the 3rd time this week that I woke up 2 or more hours before my alarm is to go off. Blah.
**previously known as Blond Derek on this here blog
This morning* I was reading my friend James' blog** and noticed his latest post was post-dated Oct 25. I was going to make a joking comment that it was a post from future James and to not drink the coffee. I look at the date of the comment I had already posted was Oct 25 as well but iCal read Oct 22. Opened iCal and suddenly the date changed to Oct 25 but when I closed the program it changed back to Oct 22. Stupid iCal, we'll have to see if it sends me any notifications today.
To quote a infamous James/Janice argument
James: "What day is the 30th?"
Janice: "We've gone through this already: Friday is Thursday."
*at the ridiculous hour of 6:30AM. This is the 3rd time this week that I woke up 2 or more hours before my alarm is to go off. Blah.
**previously known as Blond Derek on this here blog
Friday, October 23, 2009
Learning how to walk
May-B and I are taking an introductory Pilates class on Wednesday nights. I can only speak for myself but I have learned so much about how the body is supposed to be positioned and move. This week alone I realized I have an anterior tilted pelvis that has made it difficult for my back and hips to recover my fall in January. I was always told that put my shoulders back to stand up straight which is a little difficult when you are leaning forward.
This week my back was hurting and I remembered what we learned in Pilates class about having our hips in a neutral position. I looked in the mirror, adjusted my position and realized how severely my pelvis had been tilted. Suddenly my back pain was virtually gone but my legs were not used to being used like that and got tired quickly. It is going to take sometime of being conscious of how I walk, stand and sit but back pain is a great motivator for correction.
In related news, my Pilates instructor's body for seriously moves in mysterious ways. It isn't in a freaky hyper-extension way but rather a realization of "What? My body is supposed to be able to do that?"
Sorry, this was poorly written but you get the point.
This week my back was hurting and I remembered what we learned in Pilates class about having our hips in a neutral position. I looked in the mirror, adjusted my position and realized how severely my pelvis had been tilted. Suddenly my back pain was virtually gone but my legs were not used to being used like that and got tired quickly. It is going to take sometime of being conscious of how I walk, stand and sit but back pain is a great motivator for correction.
In related news, my Pilates instructor's body for seriously moves in mysterious ways. It isn't in a freaky hyper-extension way but rather a realization of "What? My body is supposed to be able to do that?"
Sorry, this was poorly written but you get the point.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Usually only in the movies
I admit, I got a little choked up...
Love stands test of time
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In the 1950s, Diane Harris was injured in a car accident and her mother lied that Rodney Day had dumped her. In 2007 Rodney found Diane, who says, "We kissed and that was it." They married on Saturday.
Love stands test of time
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
We Used to Be Friends
but I haven't thought of you lately at all.
For weeks I've been trying been plotting the course of a couple friendships -- what went well, what went wrong, where we are, where we were. How can you go from knowing the most minute details of someone's life to absolutely nothing?
For weeks I've been trying been plotting the course of a couple friendships -- what went well, what went wrong, where we are, where we were. How can you go from knowing the most minute details of someone's life to absolutely nothing?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Musical Genius
I think these lyrics speak for themselves:
You're A Vegetable, You're A Vegetable
Still They Hate You, You're A Vegetable
You're Just A Buffet, You're A Vegetable
They Eat Off Of You, You're A Vegetable
- Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Michael Jackson
More from the Book of Mark
"For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?"
Mark 8:36 (New American Standard Bible)
Mark 8:36 (New American Standard Bible)
A Compare & Contrast Exercise at 2 AM
Scenario 1:
Scenario 2:
I'm tired, frustrated and slightly biased but #1 seems easier to replicate than solving #2.
Bonus object lesson: Don't put off your E/M assignments until the last minute. You're welcome.
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance."
His disciples answered, "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?"
"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked.
"Seven," they replied.
He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and they did so. They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them. The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Mark 8: 1-8
Scenario 2:
Consider a ring charge. Suppose the the charge q is not distributed uniformly over the ring but that the charge q1 is distributed uniformly over half the circumference and charge q2 uniformly over the other half. Let q=q1+q2. Find the component of the electric field at any point on the axis perpendicular to the axis and compare to the uniform case. (Problem 26-3b, Physics (5e), Halliday, Resnick, Krane)
I'm tired, frustrated and slightly biased but #1 seems easier to replicate than solving #2.
Bonus object lesson: Don't put off your E/M assignments until the last minute. You're welcome.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Joss Whedon on Getting the Idea for Firefly
Joss Whedon, Future History: the Story of the Earth that Was (Serenity bonus material)
On season 2 of Buffy, I get my two week vacation and the second book I read is The Killer Angels which is about the Battle of Gettysburg and right after that I sort of become obsessed with life on the frontier and this, of course, makes me think of the Millennium Falcon because most things do.
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Way We Live Now
The New Gender Gap, LISA BELKIN, NYTimes Online, October 4, 2009
Women are doing better in the [US] recession — because men are doing worse.
Seeing What All the Fuss is About
Now that I have your attention (or lost it), this is the best cupcake I have ever eaten in my entire life. Called Bliss for a good reason, it is a chocolate cupcake with chocolate butter cream frosting, dipped in chocolate ganache. Stop licking the screen May-B, you have to go to Fuss Cupcakes in Edmonton to taste it.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Show Some Love to the Sisters
Sad to hear the movie Whip It isn't doing better at the box office. Why do I feel like it is because it isn't about a woman who fails at love and final finds "the one"? Broaden your horizon's people!
Making Friends Is Hard To Do - Jezebel
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Making Friends Is Hard To Do - Jezebel
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